* When a nation sins against God, He punishes.

* Reproach is in their future.

* How do you know a nation has sinned?

* Evil is celebrated in culture.

* Evil is codified into law.

* God puts His people in place to push back against evil.

* The church is the “conscience” of a nation.

* It reminds people the right way to go and warns them of the wrong way.

* The goal of your conscience is to keep you away from bad stuff.

* It assures you when you do good and bothers you when you do bad.

* BACKSTORY - in Micah’s day their nation had done bad things.

* God was going to punish.

* But Micah didn’t want that to happen, so he spoke out.

* Vs 6 (NAS) - their response:

* “….But if they do not speak out concerning these things, reproaches will not be turned back."